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Deadline approaches to register for the first Global Penn State Conference

September 10, 2013

Deadline approaches to register for the first Global Penn State Conference

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The deadline is approaching for registration to the University Office of Global Programs' Global Penn State Conference 2013: Internationalizing the Campus, College and Classroom on Sept. 27 and 28.

Registration closes Sept. 20 at www.cvent.com/d/vcqyfk; space is limited. The fee is $60, which includes all meals and conference materials.

The conference will kick-off Friday morning, Sept. 27, with keynote speaker Stanley Katz, who is director of the Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies and professor in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University.

The conference features three key parts, beginning with the University-wide goal of curriculum internationalization. The second part explores best practices using colleges/campuses that have successfully infused international themes into research, teaching and service. In the third section, panelists and workshop leaders examine innovative practices in a variety of classroom settings.